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What Food Do They Eat? Lesson Plan Grades 1-3

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Overview Children will learn about the global food cultures around the world that families like to eat. They’ll also discuss using local resources, in addition to talking about where and why foods grow the way they do. Children will make their own versions of a recipe they choose. Materials and Preparation Sum It Up, Option […]

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Overview Children will learn about the global food cultures around the world that families like to eat. They’ll also discuss using local resources, in addition to talking about where and why foods grow the way they do. Children will make their own versions of a recipe they choose. Materials and Preparation Sum It Up, Option

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Everyone Goes to School! Lesson Plan Grades 1-3

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Overview Children will learn about the kinds of schools attended by children around the world. They’ll compare and contrast schools around the world to their own classroom experiences. They’ll brainstorm to create an international school in an imaginary place with all their favorite things about other schools (including their own). Suggested Materials and Preparation Video:

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Overview Children will learn about the kinds of schools attended by children around the world. They’ll compare and contrast schools around the world to their own classroom experiences. They’ll brainstorm to create an international school in an imaginary place with all their favorite things about other schools (including their own). Suggested Materials and Preparation Video:

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Why Imaginative Play Is Important for Kids

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Imaginative play not only helps kids learn to express themselves, it also builds other lifelong skills like problem solving and negotiation.

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Imaginative play not only helps kids learn to express themselves, it also builds other lifelong skills like problem solving and negotiation.

Pirate Activities

4 Fun Pirate Activities for Kids

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Ahoy! Maybe your kids love pirates because of the Disney ride and movie, Pirates of the Caribbean. Or maybe Treasure Island piqued their interest. It’s easy to understand their obsession when you think about all the cool costumes and catchphrases that are part of pirate lore. Whatever the reason your little landlubbers are into them,

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Ahoy! Maybe your kids love pirates because of the Disney ride and movie, Pirates of the Caribbean. Or maybe Treasure Island piqued their interest. It’s easy to understand their obsession when you think about all the cool costumes and catchphrases that are part of pirate lore. Whatever the reason your little landlubbers are into them,

ninja

How to Play Ninja for a Day

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When your kids think of ninjas, what do they envision? Black-clad, martial arts masters who scale buildings and balance atop rooftops with the prowess of a cat? Or maybe they think of sewer-dwelling mutant turtles that appreciate Renaissance artists, or colorful LEGO figures that throw shurikens of ice? It’s easy to incorporate real-life elements of

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When your kids think of ninjas, what do they envision? Black-clad, martial arts masters who scale buildings and balance atop rooftops with the prowess of a cat? Or maybe they think of sewer-dwelling mutant turtles that appreciate Renaissance artists, or colorful LEGO figures that throw shurikens of ice? It’s easy to incorporate real-life elements of

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World Map Activities for Curious Kids

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13 Kids World Map Activities to Inspire Global Curiosity If world map activities bring up bad memories of memorizing country capitals, or if your only thought about maps is your GPS, then it’s time to take another look. Immerse yourself in world map activities with a child and you’ll soon be imagining far away places

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13 Kids World Map Activities to Inspire Global Curiosity If world map activities bring up bad memories of memorizing country capitals, or if your only thought about maps is your GPS, then it’s time to take another look. Immerse yourself in world map activities with a child and you’ll soon be imagining far away places

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Our World at Home: Senegal

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The next stop on our global scavenger hunt at home is the western coast of Africa—Senegal to be exact. Where we plan to unearth an easy craft, a story to tell and recipes that were made to share. So point your compass toward home to begin our adventure! [An important note before we start our

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The next stop on our global scavenger hunt at home is the western coast of Africa—Senegal to be exact. Where we plan to unearth an easy craft, a story to tell and recipes that were made to share. So point your compass toward home to begin our adventure! [An important note before we start our

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Mind Expanded With Joy

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Sparking curiosity is easy. Kids need the time and encouragement so that their mind expanded with joy, they explore their environment, likes and dislikes, interests and ideas. More play.  A few simple tools and kids will dive in. 

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Sparking curiosity is easy. Kids need the time and encouragement so that their mind expanded with joy, they explore their environment, likes and dislikes, interests and ideas. More play.  A few simple tools and kids will dive in. 

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Irish Culture for Kids Activities – Right Here At Home

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6 WAYS TO EXPLORE IRELAND’S CULTURE CLOSE TO HOME You’ve heard of armchair quarterbacks. Well, we think it’s time to put armchair travelers in the game, too! Plumb the depths of Irish culture for kids, and help broaden their global horizons from the comfort of your living room when you pull out these simple activities

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6 WAYS TO EXPLORE IRELAND’S CULTURE CLOSE TO HOME You’ve heard of armchair quarterbacks. Well, we think it’s time to put armchair travelers in the game, too! Plumb the depths of Irish culture for kids, and help broaden their global horizons from the comfort of your living room when you pull out these simple activities

Best Resources for Celebrating Chinese New Year With Kids

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Whether you’ve been celebrating new year in Chinese culture your whole life or wanting to celebrate for the first time, you could use a few ideas for making it fun for kids. No need to wade through Google results for excellent ideas. We’ve done it for you! Check these amazing ideas to celebrate new year

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Whether you’ve been celebrating new year in Chinese culture your whole life or wanting to celebrate for the first time, you could use a few ideas for making it fun for kids. No need to wade through Google results for excellent ideas. We’ve done it for you! Check these amazing ideas to celebrate new year

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